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The stream is always purer at its source.
[Fr., Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source.]
The stream is always purer at its source.
[Fr., Les choses valent toujours mieux dans leur source.]
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.
Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.
Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
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What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so
turpid as its source?
[It., Qual diverra quel fiume,
Nel lungo suo cammino,
Se al fonte ancor vicino
E torbido cosi?]
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.
